Crazy chimp bangs on glass, makes kid cry

This is the new chimpanzee in the group, the young Kibali. He is getting a lot of attention from the younger females in the group, which gives him more confidence of challenging Jambo for his Alpha male position. As Kibali makes it’s presents known, there are a lot of noises and displays of strength. Jambo who he is challenging is sitting quietly on the other end. When Kibali jumps up and down on the ropes with lots of noise and his hair is standing up he jumps to the ground and then suddenly comes swinging towards the huge window and kicks it with his powerful legs. Unfortunately the little girl watching on the other site didn’t expect it as he came launching towards her and it made her jump cry. The other kids on the other site were more prepared when he did it again.

Looking at Kibali and Jumbo, I'm guessing Kibali is definitely on the way of getting the alpha male role, when not already there. Jambo who suffers from alopecia is sitting quietly on the other end.

It seems quite sad that Jambo would loose his alpha male position, but this is the natural way with chimps and maybe Jambo thinks "I'm just getting too old for all this, I just want some peace and quiet." Jambo's son Mongo who also had alopecia had the alpha position before and Jambo only took over when Mongo passed away. Kibali was already at Twycross Zoo, but with another group. Since they've built the new habitat, they slowly are introducing the two groups together with Kibali being one of the first to join Jambo's troop.

Here is some more info of what Twycross Zoo wrote "Some of the younger females in the group are changing their allegiance to one of our young virile males, Kibali. This attention is giving Kibali more confidence and a keen interest in mating. Jambo is not in favor of this and as a leader of the group tries to control the situation, which sometimes lead to clashes between the two males.

Challenges for power, although completely natural, are not for the faint-hearted. It involves the challenging chimp working to ensure he has his back up in place (lots of bond forming with his chimpanzee pals) and then displaying aggressive behavior to the dominant male. The extent of this can vary from lots of loud screaming and chasing around to the use of their strong arms and teeth to prove their power, which may create some injuries."